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Yeah I’m waiting for a good open source Linux-based firewall, it’s way overdue. Linux has surpassed FreeBSD in terms of networking, at least for the home/SMB ro
by fellowmartian 3y ago
Yeah I’m waiting for a good open source Linux-based firewall, it’s way overdue. Linux has surpassed FreeBSD in terms of networking, at least for the home/SMB router use case. I’m talking about Cake, eBPF, etc.
I’m currently running Mikrotik x86 on a NUC, but their hardware support on x86 isn’t great. I’d rather switch to Vyos, but I’m too lazy to learn their CLI.
Semi-related: OpenWRT is also genuinely not bad on x86, but it’s slightly too simplified compared to say Mikrotik or VyOS. It also runs great in a VM.
- n8henrie 3y agoSame! Have you looked into IPFire? That's the one I had my eyes on.
- fellowmartian 3y agoI actually used to run it years back, but it unfortunately hasn't been updated very much since.
- hnarn 3y ago> Linux has surpassed FreeBSD in terms of networking Can you elaborate on this?
- fellowmartian 3y agoAs I said above, it's stuff like Cake, which is an advanced QoS scheduler that helps eliminate bufferbloat (very relevant for home networks). Additionally, eBPF and XDP will soon be integrated into standard firewalls, which should speed them up dramatically, allowing for crazy high speed (or power efficient) routing on commodity hardware.
- _ea1k 3y agoOpenWRT also runs great on ARM. Even the Raspberry Pi can work well for home use.